Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
The board election ballot link was emailed on 10/21/25 to PPOA members who are Sheriff Security Officers and Sheriff Security Assistants. Three members are running for the Unit 621 seat […] Read More
On 9/9/25, the LA County Board of Supervisors adopted the new Choices medical/dental premiums and life insurance rates for next year, beginning 1/1/26. Click here for details and plan charts: […] Read More
Gain valuable insight regarding LACERA, workers’ comp, FOP, estate planning, Horizons/Empower and more. Read More
On July 18, 2025, we tragically lost three dedicated members of LASD's Arson Explosives Detail - Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Detective Victor Lemus, and Detective William Osborn. Read More
Join us in Pomona on Wednesday, November 5. Free for retired PPOA members plus one guest each — RSVP by October 27!
YOUR VOTE! YOUR VOICE! June 2025: The PPOA Board of Directors has contracted with Integrated Labor Solutions to conduct future membership voting online.
On July 18, 2025, we tragically lost three dedicated members of LASD's Arson Explosives… Read More
Click here to read Los Angeles Magazine Story Gretchen Deutsch / May 21, 2025 As… Read More
Click here for NBC story. June 7, 2025 LASD Deputy Hospitalized in Lancaster Shooting… Read More
PPOA reps were honored to receive a custom-framed Police Unity Tour Jersey this week to acknowledge our ongoing support for this noble event. #honorthefallen
Photos from Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Assoc. - PPOA's post
We will never forget the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Lopez.
From the PPOA photo archives: @lasdhq Sheriff Security Officers, 25 yrs ago #throwbackthursday
SGT Lovitt: thank you for your service!
Retired PPOA members: join us!
Today marks a solemn anniversary for the family, friends, and communities served by Sergeant Steve Owen (EOW: 10/5/16). His legacy will never be forgotten.
We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the following PPOA members who passed in July 2025:
Sheriff Security Officer Joaquin Carlin-Rodriguez — 7/4/25
LASD 2015-2025
Assigned to Olive View-UCLA Medical Center at time of passing
Retired Deputy Melvin Snoke — 7/7/25
LASD 1957-1979
Academy class #58
Last assignment: Personnel
US Navy veteran
Retired Deputy Dale Christiansen — 7/7/25
LASD 1963-1996
Academy class #99
Last assignment: Homicide Bureau
Retired Custody Assistant Michael Calderon — 7/7/25
LASD 1987-2015
Last assignment: Cerritos Station
Sheriff Security Officer Gerardo Fregoso — 7/15/25
LASD 1999-2025
Assigned to Court Services at time of passing
Retired Lieutenant Virginia Honohan — 7/20/25
LASD 1963-1984
Academy class #99
Last assignment: West Hollywood Station
Retired Sergeant Glenn Payne — 7/21/25
LASD 1960-1994
Academy class #85
Last assignment: East LA Station
Retired Deputy John Calvillo — 7/22/25
LASD 1989-2014
Academy class #253
Last assignment: Court Services – East
US Marine Corps veteran
Retired Lieutenant Gilbert Leslie — 7/25/25
LASD 1962-1991
Academy class #96
Last assignment: Homicide Bureau
US Army veteran
Retired Lieutenant Edwin Thatcher — 7/29/25
LASD 1962-1996
Academy class #94
Last assignment: Norwalk Station
Father of retired Commander Michael Thatcher
Retired Lieutenant Ronald Smith — 7/30/25
LASD 1983-2021
Academy class #268
Last assignment: Twin Towers Correctional Facility
Retired Commander David Waters — 7/31/25
LASD 1981-2016
Academy class #205
Last assignment: Countywide Services Division
US Marine Corps veteran
At approximately 12:37pm on Monday, October 27, 2025, San Bernardino Co. Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 12300 block of Hollyhock in Rancho Cucamonga for a domestic violence call with an armed... Read More
At approximately 10:25pm on Monday, October 20, 2025, Officer Lauren Craven with the La Mesa Police Department was returning from the San Diego Central Jail in her marked patrol vehicle when she stopped... Read More
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., on Friday, July 18, 2025, an explosion occurred at the Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles where, tragically, three Detectives... Read More
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., on Friday, July 18, 2025, an explosion occurred at the Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles where, tragically, three Detectives... Read More
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., on Friday, July 18, 2025, an explosion occurred at the Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles where, tragically, three Detectives... Read More
At approximately 12:50pm on Thursday, July 17, 2025, Parole Agent Joshua Byrd of the Oakland Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) was shot inside a parole office at the corner of Edgewater Drive... Read More
At approximately 1:58 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, Sergeant I Shiou Lih Deng of the Los Angeles Police Department was traveling south on the 405 in his marked patrol vehicle when he witnessed a collision... Read More
At approximately 7:12 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2025, Baldwin Park Police Officers Samuel Riveros and Anthony Pimental responded to a call of a male suspect firing a rifle in the street and an unresponsive... Read More
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 26, 2025, multiple law enforcement agencies executed a series of over 20 search warrants across Yuba, Sutter, Tehama, and Butte counties as part of a years-long... Read More
Shortly after 11:00am on March 17, 2025, Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr. initiated a pursuit of a stolen vehicle that had been reported to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department just minutes earlier... Read More
At approximately 5:30am on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Timothy Corlew had just cleared a traffic stop on CA 91. While traveling westbound in the HOV lane east of La Sierra... Read More
Shortly after 11:30pm on Monday, August 26, 2024, officers from the San Diego Police Department witnessed a vehicle traveling at an excessively high rate of speed on surface streets and initiated a traffic... Read More
At approximately 10:31am on Thursday, July 11, 2024, Vacaville Police Officer Matthew Bowen was conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of Leisure Town Road and Orange Drive when he was struck... Read More
On October 10, 2023, Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was training with a fellow deputy inside the mobile shooting range at the Pitchess Detention... Read More
Long before Officer Tuan Le became a peace officer, he exhibited a kind and generous spirit. Born in Vietnam, Le moved to Oakland when he was a child. At Tuan’s memorial service, his cousin, Jennifer... Read More
On October 4, 2023, Officer Chad Swanson of the Manhattan Beach Police Department was killed in a motorcycle crash on the 405 Highway at Del Amo Avenue. At approximately 5:15am, a vehicle struck his department... Read More
Growing up, Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was the type of kid other parents wished they could call their own. He was selfless, he always wore an infectious smile, and he wanted to serve his community. He... Read More
Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr. grew up in Reedley, California as a proud son to farmworkers who dreamed of becoming a police officer. He took the initiative to pursue his education. Gonzalo served as a... Read More
Deputy Darnell Calhoun was a committed and dedicated peace officer. He was a committed and dedicated family man – a husband, father, son, and brother. His loved ones say he was “an inspiration.”... Read More
On the afternoon of Thursday, December 29, 2022, shortly before 2:00pm, Deputy Isaiah Cordero with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 3900 block of Golden... Read More
